strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
matter causing distress; something causing worry
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to have one's name entered (in a list)
young person; youth; young
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
this occasion; at this time; now
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
traveler; traveller; stranger
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
custom; habit; customary practice
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to talk to oneself; to mutter
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer